Install zVirt Backup Plugin
Download Backup Plugin
The zVirt VM backup plugin can be downloaded from the login screen of Vinchin backup server's web console.
- By clicking on Download Backup Plugin, you'll see the download options.
- In Type dropdown list, select VM Backup Plugin option.
- In the Platform dropdown list, select zVirt.
- In the Version dropdown list, select the exact version of your zVirt virtual platform.
- Click on Download button to download the installer.
Install Backup Plugin
The VM backup plugin for zVirt should be installed on all the zVirt hosts, please upload the backup plugin installer to all the hosts for installation. After the installer is uploaded, please install it from the zVirt hosts' command line interface (CLI) by using the below command.
yum install vinchin-stack-patch-cloud-xxx.x86_64.rpm
Where the 'xxx' should be the version number same as the actually downloaded installer. Please make sure you upload and install the backup plugin installer on all the zVirt hosts
Notice
1. The backup plugin for zVirt must be installed with yum command instead of rpm command.
2. Please DO NOT install the backup plugin on the zVirt engine.
Uninstall zVirt Backup Plugin
In order to reinstall the backup plugin or to install a newer version of backup plugin, you need to first uninstall the existing backup plugin.
To uninstall Vinchin backup plugin for zVirt, please run the below command.
rpm -e vinchin-stack-patch-cloud
Notice
If the zVirt backup plugin gets uninstalled without reinstallation or installing a newer version of backup plugin, your VM backup jobs will fail.